Wash line holder



Fame. W; WW A. N. PURCELL 2,494,962

WASH LINE HOLDER Filed June 20, 1947 INVENTOR. A/f'THA/fi M PMCAZ L A'I'I'D R N EYB Patented Jan. 17, 1950 UNITED v STATES PATENT OFFICE WASH LINE HOLDER Arthur N. Purcell, Flushing, N. Y.

Application June 20, 1947, Serial No. 755,973

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a wash line holder.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a wash line holder which will enable a person to hang out wash from the inside of the house instead of reaching outside of a window as is now done.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a Wash line holder which can be extended from the exterior of a house into the house when the window has been opened and to which clothes can be hung from inside the house, which is of simple construction, easy to install, inexpensive to manufacture and convenient to use.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a fragmetary view of a window frame and sash and with the line holder embodying the features of the present invention extended through the open window into the interior of the house for disposing the clothes thereupon.

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of a window sash and frame with the wash line holder extended outwardly and downwardly to the outside of the house as when the window is closed.

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of my wash line holder in the position shown in Fig. 2'.

Referring now to the figures, represents a window frame having a sill l I and a window sash l2 adjustable therein and adapted to be raised to the elevated position as shown in Fig. 1. On the exterior of the house and frame there is mounted a bracket l3 forming the attaching means for my wash line holder to be presently described. This bracket is of angle section and has a portion which is attached flush with the base of the building and secured thereto by screws entering holes l4 therein. This bracket has an outwardly extending portion with screw eyes It attached thereto. The lowermost screw eye is slightly opened as indicated at 11 to permit the withdrawal or the insertion of clothes line 18. The screw eyes It are secured to the portion l5 by nuts I9.

Pivotally connected to the portion I5 as indicated at 2| is a long arm 22 which may be pivoted in and out of the window between a position shown in Fig. 2 where it will be located exteriorly of the window and a position as shown in Fig. l where it will be extended through the raised window and into the building so as to be accessible to the person to hang clothes on the line. The arm 22 is bent at its outer end as indicated at 23 to contain a large pulley 24 which is pivoted upon a pin 25 and which contains the line l8.

In order to retain the arm 22 in its raised and lowered position, there is provided a lever 26 which is pivoted to the arm as indicated at 21. When the arm 22 is raised, the lever will be extended so that an end projection 28 will lie upon the top of the screw eye I6 in the manner shown in Fig. 1. The lever 26 accordingly serves as a brace to support the arm 22.

To lower the arm 22 out of the window, the lever 26 is raised and rotated one hundred and eighty degrees so that its catch portion 29 can be hooked to the eye 16' in the manner shown in Figs. 2 and 3 whereby to lock the arm in its lowered position.

The line I8 is released from the eye l6 when clothes 3| are being attached to the same. When the line has been loaded and the arm 22 is to be extended out of the window, the line is positioned within the screw eye 16' by inserting the same through the opening I1 thereof.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claim.

I claim:

A wash line holder comprising an attaching bracket adapted to be fixed to the exterior of a building, a holder arm pivotally connected to the bracket and adapted to swing through a window opening to the interior of the building, a pulley on the end of the arm, a clothes line extended over the pulley and means on the bracket for supporting the clothes line thereupon as the arm and the pulley with the line is swung downwardly and out of the window, and means connected to the holder arm for retaining the holder arm in an elevated position within the building, said second means comprising a lever pivoted to the arm and adapted to have its lower end engaged with said first means, and said first means for supporting the line comprising screw eyes fastened to the brackets, one of said screw eyes being opened whereby to permit the removal and insertion of a part of the line, said lever for supporting the holder arm having a catch on one end thereof which is adapted to be hooked over one of the screw eyes to retain the arm outside the building.

ARTHUR N. PURCELL.

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